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Staff report Kentucky filmmaker Chris Iovenko waited 18 years to release his documentary Gatewood about Gatewood Galbraith. Galbraith, a Lexington lawyer who died last year, was famous for his pro-hemp and pro-marijuana positions, and his multiple runs for governor …
I went to see Uncle Cecil, who had told me that he was about halfway through writing his treatise, The Art and Practice of Vote Buying in Eastern Kentucky: The Golden Age. He had gotten as far as the …
For the 139th Kentucky Derby, 20 horses will vie for the blanket of roses at Churchill Downs, a number that surprises no one. In modern times, Derbies have gone off with 15-20 entries, with rare dips below that. But what …
Forty years ago, Secretariat won the 1973 Kentucky Derby, setting a record that stands to this day. This past year, we saw the Maryland Racing Commission revise its time for the 1973 Preakness, which had been in dispute all of …
Last year, when I’ll Have Another paid $32.60 to win the Kentucky Derby, I was ecstatic that a longshot had won it, proving my adage that in racing, or in life, a longshot will occasionally come in. One hundred …
Telephone calls began early on that Sunday morning, Aug. 27, 2006, before the news reports. About 6 a.m. , Joe Johnson, my retired law partner, called to tell me that a plane had crashed on takeoff at Lexington’s Bluegrass …
The 1994 Kentucky Derby was one of the most dramatic Derbies ever, featuring an upset victory by Go for Gin over the heavy favorite Holy Bull, who would go on to become 3-year-old champion for that year. But on the …
Lawyers are natural storytellers, and nothing brings it out like talking about the first year of law school. That’s where you get the basics, the boot camp of law. You learn the building blocks of law, contracts, torts and the …
James Bond is a seminal figure in the American Civil Rights Movement. No, not that James Bond. Kentucky’s James Bond was not a spy, nor a movie star; however, he was one of the most important figures in the early …
I was having lunch with an older political consultant, one of my mentors. He went back a long way and we got on the subject of Harry Sykes’ run for mayor of Lexington in 1971. He had been the first …
From time to time, one sees lists of someone’s opinion on who are Kentucky’s greatest athletes, and while each list is different, there are the usual candidates (Muhammad Ali, Dan Issel). One of those usual candidates used to be …
On March 5, 1964, a cold rainy day, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., led a peaceful march on the Kentucky Capitol in Frankfort. The Kentucky General Assembly was in session at the time and was considering a civil rights bill …
It was last April 20, 4/20 as the kids would say, and there I was in downtown Lexington at a pro-marijuana legalization rally. It was a little surreal, even before the smoke began to waft. A business owner – well, …
No review of 2012 would be completed for KyForward if we did not recognize the deep, talented group of regular columnists who add personality, style and depth to our fledgling online newspaper. These are people with expertise and experience who …
The battle lines are being drawn. The shooting in Newtown, Conn., has brought the debate on gun control, and specifically on the control of assault weapons, to the front burner. I will not argue for or against a ban on …
No reflection on a year in Kentucky would be complete without a recognition that the Kentucky Derby is among the world’s most famous sporting events. On the first Saturday in May all eyes turn to Kentucky for two minutes of …
Christmas in Kentucky is a wonderful time. I love the beaten biscuits and country ham, the egg nog, the pecan pie, and pretty well everything else fattening about the season. Christmas in Kentucky wasn’t always so cozy, though. As we …
On Christmas Eve in 1814, 37-year-old Henry Clay, along with John Quincy Adams, his then and future political rival, and three other peace commissioners, gave the United States a Christmas gift it had long awaited: a peace treaty with Great …
Editor’s note: Harry Sykes, the former Harlem Globetrotter turned teacher and Lexington’s first black city councilman, died Nov. 28, just weeks after being honored for his contributions to the city. Here is an article written by Robert Treadway that appeared …
The night before the 1948 Kentucky Derby, Eddie Arcaro, set to ride Citation, worried that he’d been picked to ride the wrong half of Calumet Farm’s entry, and that stablemate Coaltown would carry off the victory. “Eddie, you can …
